I found one 明星 saying this on Youtube: "我中了，我中了." ； https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4egudxwbdI (4:27)。I have tried asking this to tutor online, and he answered: 中 means: -to hit (the mark) -to be hit by -to suffer -to win (a prize, a lottery) And gave me a website that states exactly that, but doesn't have an example for the independent use and meaning of 中. So, I wonder, what does 中 mean in such context? Can 中 act as a verb in itself??
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中 = to win:
中獎 = win a prize
中頭獎 = win the first prize
中大獎 = win the grand prize
中安慰獎 = win the consolation prize
中二奬 = win the second prize
中彩票 = win lottery
中頭獎彩票 = win the lottery jackpot
中二獎彩票 = win the second prize lottery
獎 in 中獎 is always referring to prize by chance; Not to be confused with 得獎/獲獎 (win award) which the prize or award is always on merit
中 = to take/ be hit by:
中槍 = 1. take/ hit by a gunshot; 2. take (hit by) a (long) spear trust
中彈 = take/ hit by a bullet strike
中刀 = take/ hit by a knife strike
中劍 = take/ hit by a sword strike
中錘 = take/ hit by a hammer strike
中拳 = take/ hit by a (fist) punch
中腿 = take/ hit by a (leg) kick
take/ hit by any object above cause harm, therefore, 中 can also be understood as 'to suffer'
Example in longer sentence:
今期彩票誰中? - who won the lottery this time?
旗艦中了三枚魚雷下沈 - The flagship took (was hit by) three torpedoes and sunk
Notice:
As an adjective or a noun 中 is pronounced as /zhong1/ in Mandarin and /zung1/ in Cantonese
As a verb, 中 is pronounced as /zhong4/ in Mandarin and /zung4/ in Cantonese
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OP also wants to know of "...an example for the independent use and meaning of 中"?, i.e what does 中 means on its own? Nov 30, 2020 at 4:52
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I already stated 中 means " to win; to take; to be hit by" e.g.[ 中] 流星錘 = [take] a 流星錘 strike; [中]兩次彩票 = [win] lottery twice; 今期彩票誰[中]? who [won] the lottery this time?– Tang Ho ♦Nov 30, 2020 at 7:36
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To add to this answer, I think it's also worth mentioning that as a verb it's pronounced with the 4th tone (zhòng) whereas as an adjective it has the 1st tone (zhōng) - in 普通话 at least. Nov 30, 2020 at 9:11
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Yes, my examples work in both Mandarin and Cantonese. See cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/62– Tang Ho ♦Nov 30, 2020 at 10:33
I remember this being used standalone in the recent-ish Confucius movie with Chow Yun-fat. There is a scene with an archery competition where it is used when hitting the target in the centre.
